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Birkat Ha’Ilanot on Shabbat

April 19, 2016 by shcassist

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Q: May one recite Birkat Ha’Ilanot on Shabbat?

Answered by Rabbi Moshe Pinhasi

A: Some say[1] that one should not recite this Beracha on Shabbat because – according to Kabbala – by reciting this Beracha one is sorting out particles of Keddusha from the trees, which is akin to sorting [בורר] on Shabbat. They are also concerned that one may come to detach a flower or branch from the tree. Others maintain[2] that the prohibition of sorting does not apply to spiritual concepts, and that we must not devise new decrees in our days[3]. It is nevertheless advisable to try and make this Beracha on a weekday.

Sources:

[1] הגרי”ח בס’ מקבציאל (הנד”מ, ש”א פר’ צו ס”ז), כה”ח (סי’ רכו סק”ד), שו”ת ישכיל עבדי (ח”ח בהשמטות סי’ יז אות ב), אול”צ (ח”ג פ”ו ס”ה), ועוד

[2] שו”ת לב חיים (פלאג’י, ח”ב סי’ מד), שו”ת יחו”ד (ח”א ס”ב), הליכות שלמה ועוד

[3] ול”ד לאיסור להריח הדס בשבת (או”ח סי’ שלו ס”י) שהוא מתקרב כדי להריח יותר טוב וחיישינן שמא יתלוש, אבל כאן אינו מברך אלא על הראיה

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